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Phelps County Historical Society and Nebraska Prairie Museum

Description

The mission of the Nebraska Prairie Museum is to be a historical, interactive resource for the community, through the collection of artifacts, archival documents, and memorabilia that explain the lifestyles of the area's past residents. The Museum contains over one acre of indoor exhibits, including collections of period clothing, antique toys, farm equipment, tools, and household items, as well as a unique World War II German POW exhibit room.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, and research library access.

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Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer [NE]

Description

The mission of Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer is to preserve and portray the era of the pioneer town builders who created the first communities in Nebraska, offering a hands-on living history experience that tells the story of that early town building in Nebraska. Stuhr Museum preserves over 150,000 historical artifacts in its collections, including 60 historic buildings and various railroad equipment.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, and educational and recreational events.

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Ella Epp Education Fund

Description

The Ella Epp Education Fund provides matching scholarships for Nebraska school children from Class C and D public schools to attend Heritage Activities for Today’s Students (H.A.T.S.) classes at Stuhr Museum. H.A.T.S. classes are integrated, curriculum-based instructional units for kindergarten through sixth grade taught by professional instructors in period attire.

Sponsoring Organization

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer

Eligibility Requirements

Students must attend Nebraska public Class C and D schools or Class I schools that feed into Class C or D districts.

Scholarships provide a 50% match for tuition for H.A.T.S. classes.

Eligible schools may apply every other year. (In order to provide maximum accessibility, scholarships are not available two consecutive years.)

Scholarships are limited and are awarded on a first-come basis.

Website

http://www.stuhrmuseum.org/edscholarship.htm

Location

Grand Island, NE

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James M. Cox Foundation

Description

A limited number of scholarships are available for public schools from Hamilton and York Counties. These scholarships include funding for tuition and for transportation to attend Heritage Activities for Today’s Students (H.A.T.S.) classes at Stuhr Museum. H.A.T.S. classes are integrated, curriculum-based instructional units for kindergarten through sixth grade taught by professional instructors in period attire.

Sponsoring Organization

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer; James M. Cox Foundation

Eligibility Requirements

Students must attend Nebraska public schools located in Hamilton and York Counties.

Scholarships provide tuition for H.A.T.S. classes, and for transportation stipends not to exceed $200 per school. Transportation stipends may reimburse mileage or cover the costs of bus rental.

Scholarships are limited and are awarded on a first-come basis.

Website

http://www.stuhrmuseum.org/edscholarshipcox.htm

Location

Grand Island, NE

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James C. Olson Memorial Award

Description

This annual award goes to a Nebraska teacher who epitomizes the best Nebraska educators have to offer in engaging, inspiring, and guiding their students to discover, enjoy, and learn from the fascinating and important histories state residents share. The award, consisting of a plaque and a lifetime membership with the Nebraska State Historical Society, is limited to K-12 teachers who encourage and support their students in endeavors such as History Day; who use documents, oral history, or place in classroom projects; or who employ other imaginative or innovative methods to make Nebraska history come alive for their students. A committee drawn from the current NSHS Board of Trustees, the NSHS Emeritus Trustees, and the NSHS staff nominates/selects the recipient.

Sponsoring Organization

Nebraska State Historical Society

Eligibility Requirements

K-12 Nebraska educator.

Award Amount

Plaque and lifetime membership with the Nebraska State Historical Society.

Website

http://www.nebraskahistory.org/admin/awards/index.htm

Location

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Nebraska Lied Main Street [NE] Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/08/2008 - 13:33

Description

"Since 1994, the Nebraska Main Street program has made a difference in the lives of countless Nebraska residents by providing communities the opportunity to revitalize their traditional downtown commercial business districts through economic development and historic preservation." The main street program helps to revitalize downtown's across Nebraska by encouraging building restoration, raising community awareness, and providing resources and support to aid in the revitalization of downtown districts.

The site offers resources for preservationists, information regarding the organization, design services, and an events calendar.

This is a neighborhood revitalization organization.

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High Plains Historical Society and Museum

Description

Visitors to the Society's Museum can learn about Nebraska's early pioneers and life on the American Prairie. The Museum offers displays on and including authentic pioneer artifacts from the 1870s, the history of the American Railroad, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and more. Political exhibits cover Senator George W. Norris and the three former Governors from McCook: Frank B. Morrison, Ralph G. Brooks, and U.S. Senator E. Benjamin Nelson. An extensive collection of photographs offers visitors a glance into Nebraska history.

The museum offers exhibits.

Cannot find a website.

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Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/25/2008 - 22:21

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These two collections illuminate life on the Great Plains from 1862 to 1912. The nearly 3,500 glass plate negatives depict everyday life in central Nebraska, with images of businesses, farms, people, churches, and fairs in four counties. Approximately 318 letters describe the sojourn of the Uriah Oblinger family through Indiana, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, and Missouri as they traveled to establish a homestead. Letters discuss such topics as land, work, neighbors, crops, religious meetings, grasshoppers, financial troubles, and Nebraska's Easter Blizzard of 1873.

A 1,000-word essay describes the letter collection and the lives of the principal correspondents. Biographical notes are available for more than 120 of the people who corresponded with the Oblingers or who were mentioned in the letters.